Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (repealed)Show full title

Part III: Definitions concerning the hops sector

1. ‘hops’ means the dried inflorescences, also known as cones, of the (female) climbing hop plant (Humulus lupulus); these inflorescences, which are greenish yellow and of an ovoid shape, have a flower stalk and their longest dimension generally varies from 2 to 5 cm;

2. ‘hop powder’ means the product obtained by milling the hops, containing all the natural elements thereof;

3. ‘hop powder with higher lupulin content’ means the product obtained by milling the hops after mechanical removal of a part of the leaves, stalks, bracts and rachides;

4. ‘extract of hops’ means the concentrated products obtained by the action of a solvent on the hops or on the hop powder;

5. ‘mixed hop products’ means a mixture of two or more of the products referred to in points (1) to (4).